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George Clooney to return to “ER”

January 22, 2009 /

ET Online is reporting that George Clooney is set to make an appearance on the show that made him a star.

Sources confirm to Entertainment Tonight that George Clooney will be filming scenes for an appearance on “ER” this week.

Clooney rose to fame as Dr. Doug Ross on the show, which premiered in 1994, and last appeared uncredited in 2000.

The final episode of “ER” will air Thursday night, April 2 now that NBC has extended the season’s run by three extra episodes. A one-hour clip show retrospective will run just before the final episode airs.

It’s funny how many actors leave successful television shows in order to pursue a (more prestigious) film career yet so few actually go on to become big stars. Clooney is the poster boy for the move to the big screen, but several of his “ER” castmates (Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Sherry Stringfield, Julianna Margulies) were not so lucky.

Truth be told, I stopped watching “ER” a season or so ago and I’m glad that they’re finally wrapping things up. Maybe I’ll tune in to the last few episodes to see if Dr. Doug Ross pops his pretty head in.

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Leno gets the 10 – 11 PM timeslot five times a week…?

December 8, 2008 /

Look, NBC, I know your fall slate didn’t do as well for you as you might’ve hoped, but what in the hell are you thinking by giving Jay Leno the 10 PM timeslot for five – count ’em – five days of the week?

According to Bill Carter’s article, the idea for this concept came from the NBC chief executive, Jeff Zucker, so if it fails miserably, he’ll be the one to take the blame. But I just have this horrible feeling that it won’t fail. This will no doubt be a dream come true for those members of the American population who just can’t seem to stay awake ’til 11:30 to see Leno’s notoriously mainstream comedy stylings, and if it succeeds, then it will give the other networks carte blanche to start killing off their own scripted series in favor of a cheap-to-produce talk show.

While this decision has no doubt been in the works for quite some time, I feel certain that it was rushed to a conclusion as a result of the threatened SGA strike. It’s a horrifying move on NBC’s part, however, and I fear for the state of television.

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“Prison Break” possibly not long for this world…?

November 13, 2008 /

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the folks over at Fox’s “Prison Break” just got notice that their filming schedule has been extended by two more episodes.

In her report, writer Nellie Andreeva can offer little more than speculation, but her suggestions are that these episodes could be anything ranging from a special event a la the upcoming “24” two-hour prequel to the filming of additional material for the next season’s DVD package. The most realistic premise, however, is that the show is being given the opportunity to wrap up its four-year run in a respectful manner…which is something that far too few series get to do nowadays. If that is the case, then kudos to Fox for allowing “Prison Break” to go out with some semblance of dignity.

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“Arrested Development” movie a go. For real. Probably.

November 13, 2008 /

Jenna Busch over at Ugo.com caught up with Jeffrey Tambor on the red carpet for the “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” DVD/Blu-Ray release party, where he gave her some potentially good news for “Arrested Development” fans who’ve been awaiting confirmation of the long-rumored feature film to continue the saga of the Bluth family:

“Yeah, yeah, I just talked to Mitch (Hurwitz) this week and we’re gonna do it. We’ve moved on from hope to hopeful. Sounds like a sound bite if you’ve ever heard one..it’s a go.”

God love Jeffrey Tambor, but there have been too many promises and assurances made for us to take his word on the matter. Not that we’re not excited at the prospect, but we’ll believe it when we hear that principal photography has actually begun…and not before.

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NBC reportedly wipes off “Lipstick,” lays waste to “Enemy”

November 13, 2008 /

According to James Hibberd, NBC has given up the ghost on Christian Slater’s schizophrenic spy drama, “My Own Worst Enemy,” and their Brooke-Shields-starring estrogen-fest, “Lipstick Jungle.”

“Cancelled? Looks like I picked the right day to start drinking again.”

The loss of the latter is not entirely surprising, given that it couldn’t seem to find a terribly strong fan base no matter where the network placed it on its schedule. As for the departure of the former, however, it begs at least two very important questions:

1) Why does NBC insist on premiering shows in the post-“Heroes” timeslot and, when they don’t succeed there, refuse to try them out in any other timeslot? They did it to “Journeyman,” and they did it to “Studio 60.” (Granted, “Studio 60” was eventually aired elsewhere, but not until after it had already gotten its walking papers.)

2) How much money must NBC have invested in “Knight Rider” to keep that dog of a series afloat but kick “My Own Worst Enemy” to the curb?

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